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Security SettingsEnvironment Guidance

    Below, please find listed the default configuration ports and endpoints as a guide to help ready your security on your platform.

    The ports associated with the CCH Suite are set as defaults, however, it may occasionally be necessary to modify these ports. WKTAA can verify these settings as well as any potential variations.

    CCH Central CSI Firewall and CCH OneClick Firewall Exceptions

    CCH Central Suite Installer [CSI], our installation mechanism, and TeamViewer as our Remote Installation Client will require access to the following Internet Endpoints

    Service Port URL
    CSI Application 80 TCP http://cchinstaller.cloudapp.net
    CSI Storage 80 TCP http://csistorage.blob.core.windows.net
    CSI Web 80 TCP http://cchinstall.co.uk 
    Licensing Service 443 TCP http://cchinstall.co.uk 
    TeamViewer 443 TCP https://cchswlicencing.wolterskluwer.co.uk
    TeamViewer 80 TCP *teamviewer.com
    TeamViewer 443 TCP *teamviewer.com
    *teamviewer.com 5938 TCP & UDP *teamviewer.com

    CCH OneClick will may require the following address to have filtering/access exceptions added to security products and Mbps supported by incumbent connectivity

    Item Description URL
    E-mail Email notifications [email protected]
    E-mail Email notifications [email protected]
    E-mail Email notifications *@wolterskluwercloud.eu
    E-mail Account Verification [email protected]
    Website Accountantspace Server *.accountantspace.co.uk

    CCH OneClick will require access outbound via the following Ports and to the following Internet Endpoints

    Service Port(s) URL
    CCH Portal Message Service 80, 443, 50110, 5671, 9350, 9351, 9352, 9353, 9354
    CCH Practice Portal Service 80,443, 50110, 5671, 9350, 9351, 9352, 9353, 9354
    CCH OneClick Accountantspace *wolterskluwercloud.eu
    CCH OneClick Accountantspace *wolterskluwercloud.com
    CCH Practice Portal Service http://csistorage.blob.core.windows.net
    CCH Practice Portal Service esigneu.wolterskluwer.com
    CCH Practice Portal Service ocuksbstatic.blob.core.windows.net
    CCH Practice Portal Service prod-compliance-db
    CCH Practice Portal Service sb1.servicebus.windows.net
    CCH Practice Portal Service prod-sb-pp.servicebus.windows.net
    CCH Practice Portal Service prodsyncworker.blob.core.windows.net
    CCH Practice Portal Service prodceonpremisequeues.queue.core.windows.net
    CCH Practice Portal Service prodstorageonpremisesync.blob.core.windows.net

    Additional Service Endpoints

    The following additional endpoints may be required, related to the modules licenced and utilised in CCH Suite

    Item Description URL
    HMRC api.service.hmrc.gov.uk
    HMRC http://transaction-engine.tax.service.gov.uk
    ABBYY SDK 12 Licensing Service 443

    *.abbyy.com

    account.abbyy.com

    personal-cloud.abbyy.com

    license-cloud.abbyy.com

    us-license-cloud.abbyy.com

    admin-cloud.abbyy.com

    mail-cloud.abbyy.com

    payment-cloud.abbyy.com
    CGT Gains Securities 80, 443 software.cch.co.uk/gains/sdb2008/securities.htm
    iXBRL Review & Tag 80, 443 xmlgw.companieshouse.gov.uk/v1-0/xmlgw/Gateway
    Twinfield 80, 443

    107.154.76.47

    http://accounting.twinfield.com

    https://accounting.twinfield.com

    CCH Central Suite Internal Communication Ports

    The CCH Central Suite will utilise these communication ports, as a minimum, between client machine and server

    Service Port Type
    CCH Document WCF Service TCP
    CCH Portal Service TCP
    CCH Workflow Service 443 TCP
    File and Printer Sharing (NB-Datagram-In) 138 UDP
    File and Printer Sharing (NB-Name-In) 137 UDP
    File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-In) 139 TCP
    File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In) 445 TCP
    SQL Browser 1434 UDP
    SQL Instance [Default] 1433 TCP
    SQL Instance [Named] Variable per your Instance TCP

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